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UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade
Ryan Spann
Ryan Spann
15-5 · USA
VS
Rogerio Nogueira
Rogerio Nogueira
23-8 · BRA
May 11, 2019 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
204.0lb
Weigh-in
203.5lb
Ryan Spann def. Rogerio Nogueira by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 2:07
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:07
Spann13/321/210:44
Nogueira6/240/000:00
Total
Spann13/321/210:44
Nogueira6/240/000:00

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
SpannWin probabilityNogueira
81.9%18.1%
KO / TKO
54%
Submission
22%
Decision
24%
Expected fight time: 8.1 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Spann, blue toward Nogueira. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Spann82%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO44%53%
Submission20%25%
Decision18%22%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1945)act 13
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.8)act 1
Nogueira18%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%59%
Submission2%11%
Decision5%30%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1433)act 6
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.4)act 0
Combined totals~60 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R143%
R214%
R319%
Distance24%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Spann
63.3%-181
Nogueira
+18134.9%
Most takedownstie 52.5%
Spann
38.9%-453
Nogueira
+4538.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Spann
Expected: 34.6
34.5
Over 34.5
42.6%
+135
Under 34.5
57.4%
-135
04487
Nogueira
Expected: 25.2
25
Over 25
41.6%
+134
Exactly 25
2.6%
push
Under 25
55.8%
-134
03263
Takedowns — over/under
Spann
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
27.3%
+214
Exactly 1
14.3%
push
Under 1
58.3%
-214
035
Nogueira
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
12.7%
Exactly 0
87.3%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 8.1 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Spann81.9%53.2%+28.7-125
Nogueira18.1%46.8%−28.7+105

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
67.1Striking58.8
Spann +8.3
30.2Grappling47.5
Nogueira +17.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SpannNogueira
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1533
Pound-for-pound
1576
1534
Divisional
1570
1501
Striking offense
1502
1501
Striking defense
1509
1502
Grappling offense
1486
1497
Grappling defense
1509
Physical
27 yrs
Age
42 yrs
6'5"
Height
6'2"
79"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.07
Strikes landed / min
2.74
47%
Strike accuracy
36%
2.00
Strikes absorbed / min
3.11
49%
Strike defense
55%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.14
Takedown accuracy
100%
64%
Takedown defense
66%
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
55%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
40%
0%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
231
Days since last fight
231
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ryan Spann
  • WLuis HenriqueU-DEC R3
    Close -1158mo before
Rogerio Nogueira
  • WSam AlveyKO/TKO R2
    Close +2908mo before
  • LRyan BaderKO/TKO R3
    Close +2802y 6mo before
  • WPatrick CumminsKO/TKO R1
    Close +1953y before
  • LMauricio RuaU-DEC R3
    Close +1903y 9mo before
  • LAnthony JohnsonKO/TKO R1
    Close +5404y 9mo before
Spann — win / loss by method
Record: 15-5-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
3 wins, 2 losses
W
20% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 1 loss
W
67% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
13% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
14win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (21%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
10 (71%)Submission(20%) 1
1 (7%)Decision(40%) 2
Nogueira — win / loss by method
Record: 23-8-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
8 wins, 3 losses
W
35% of wins
L
38% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
26% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 5 losses
W
39% of wins
L
63% of losses
UFC
6win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (33%)Decision(60%) 3
Non-UFC
17win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (24%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
6 (35%)Submission(0%) 0
7 (41%)Decision(67%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Spann
Nogueira
1
UFC fights
11
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
105.6 min · 9.6 avg
13y 5m
Career length
24y 11m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Spann
Nogueira
10W–4L · 71.4%
Overall
182W–46L · 79.8%
10W–4L · 71.4%
Wins
103W–27L · 79.2%
0W–0L
Losses
79W–19L · 80.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Spann
Nogueira
126W–63L · 66.7%
Overall
277W–93L · 74.9%
91W–55L · 62.3%
Wins
256W–89L · 74.2%
35W–8L · 81.4%
Losses
21W–4L · 84.0%
Distance striking
Spann
Nogueira
5.11
Landed / min
3.14
33.8%
Accuracy
29.7%
60.0%
Defense
65.5%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.57
30.0%
Time at distance
59.6%
Grappling & control
Spann
Nogueira
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.14
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
63.6%
Takedown defense
65.5%
1.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.28
50.2%
Control share
13.9%
Strike target map
Spann
  • Head83%(38)div 65%
  • Body17%(8)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
Nogueira
  • Head75%(217)div 65%
  • Body20%(57)div 19%
  • Legs5%(15)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Ryan Spann
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Rogerio Nogueira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.